Ross Robertson

A man was snared by paedophile hunters when he turned up at an Asda car park to meet a 14-year-old from a dating website

Sean Kirsopp thought he was chatting to a child called "Jay" over the social media site Grindr in November last year and arranged to get together after

just one or two days.

Newcastle Crown Court heard during the conversations, the 22-year-old suggested that sexual activity would take place, despite "Jay" clearly claiming to be 14.

When Kirsopp arrived at Asda in Felling, Gateshead, he was confronted by Guardians of the North, an online organisation that trawls the internet exposing people looking for sexual activity with children.

When police arrived, Kirsopp confessed he had been chatting with someone underage but claimed he "wasn't going to do anything" and that the sex chat had just been "pure fantasy".